Our stable, constitutional monarchy isn’t working properly. This time, it’s Queensland refusing to give up its direct constitutional links to the Crown and not cooperating with the rest of the Federation in one piece of federal legislation to recognise the…
WfaAR has had a reply from the Government that provided no answers to our questions and no information that we didn’t already know. This isn’t satisfactory so we have written again inviting responses to our detailed questions – see News of…
This year Women’s History Month features and celebrates Founding Women: Mothers of Federation. For further information and events during March, see the WHM website that contains a gallery of outstanding women who were active in the development of federation and achieving the…
In a speech given at the British Museum, Brooker Prize winning author Hilary Mantel, comments on the way that the British Monarchy suppresses and the media interprets its women: (glamorously) seen but not heard and largely unknown. Athough her perceptive statements about “their Kate” were…
After the failure of the proposal to hold a referendum to add Indigenous recognition to our Constitution, the Government succeeds in getting an act of recognition passed in the lower House on the fifth anniversity of the apology to the…
WfaAR notes with regret that Nicola Roxon has resigned as federal Attorney-General and will return to the backbench before leaving Parliament at the next election due in September. Ms Roxon is the most publicly enthusiastic republican in the Cabinet, if not among the parliamentary members of the…
The question has been changed from: “Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?” to “Should Scotland be an independent country?” on the recommendation of the UK Electoral Commission. Campaign funding has been doubled for the 16 weeks…
Jennifer Morris from country Victoria was today announced as the winner of the Fourth National Republican Short Story competition. Women authors have a distinguished track record in this contest. More info >
As it customary around Australia Day, Ausflag launches another new flag design, this time based on the Southern Cross and the national sporting colours of green and gold. Five of the sixteen directors of Ausflag are women – Anna Booth,…
Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of poet Charles Harpur. Along with John Dunmore Lang and Daniel Henry Deniehy, one of our most prominent 19th century male republicans.
